Higher Learning Teaching Assistant (BS15)

Protocol Education works with friendly, supportive primary schools in BS15, and we’re looking for confident, experienced Higher Level Teaching Assistants who love being right at the heart of school life.

These roles are perfect for HLTAs who enjoy building relationships, stepping in to support learning and helping children feel safe, confident and proud of their progress, whether that’s with phonics, times tables or just having a great day at school.

We place HLTAs into both short- and long-term roles, carefully matching you with schools that suit your experience, strengths and availability.

The role
You’ll be supporting children across EYFS, KS1 and KS2, working one-to-one, in small groups and sometimes leading the class when the teacher is away.

Your days will be varied and rewarding, helping to plan and deliver fun, engaging lessons, adapting learning to suit different needs and offering calm, reassuring support to children who need a little extra encouragement.

You’ll be joining primary schools with warm, inclusive cultures where teamwork matters, staff feel supported and children are always the priority.

If you enjoy being a familiar, trusted face in the classroom and love seeing children grow in confidence because of your support, this could be a really lovely fit.

Why choose Protocol Education?
• Flexible work, choose when and where you work
• Paid per day, with weekly pay
• Local primary schools, no long commutes
• Dedicated consultants who understand HLTA roles
• Opportunities to develop and progress within primary education
• Easy-to-use booking system
• £250 PAYE referral bonus when you recommend a friend

Pay: £89 to £94 per day
Location: BS3

A bit about you
• HLTA status or strong experience working at HLTA level
• Confident supporting children aged 4 to 11
• Happy leading learning and covering classes when needed
• Calm, patient and nurturing in your approach
• Able to adapt learning to support a range of needs, including SEND
• A positive, reliable presence that children and staff trust

What we need to clear you
• Passport
• Two proofs of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill, council tax bill, P45 or P60
• CV covering the last 10 years, with any gaps explained
• Two years of references, including childcare where applicable
• OSPC if you’ve lived overseas for three months or more in the last five years

If this sounds like your kind of primary role, we’d love to chat and help you find a school where you’ll feel settled, valued and excited to start the day.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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